| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2065 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1761 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1190 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1158 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 479 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 472 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 301 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 271 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 271 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 247 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 245 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 211 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 204 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 178 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 167 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 166 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 147 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 134 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 128 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 126 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 121 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 94 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 88 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Registration plate issues | 53 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 43 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 36 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 28 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 28 |
| Front Position lamp not working both (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device component leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective seal split (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 27 |